diff --git a/src/main/res/layout/fragment_conversation.xml b/src/main/res/layout/fragment_conversation.xml
index 1d112e322dd11153dcf197c38d0993d20814b6a3..114fd98f5f6471eafe3f421b4b553d5cf162a561 100644
--- a/src/main/res/layout/fragment_conversation.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/layout/fragment_conversation.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             android:inputType="textShortMessage|textMultiLine|textCapSentences"
             android:minHeight="48dp"
             android:minLines="1"
-            android:maxLines="6"
+            android:maxLines="8"
             android:paddingBottom="12dp"
             android:paddingLeft="8dp"
             android:paddingRight="8dp"